Lira regional referral hospital speaks after the Ebola scare
Uganda has intensified its Ebola surveillance and response mechanisms, which have helped contain the spread of the deadly viral disease.
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Hoima’s Karongo HCIII gets maternity ward worth shs590m
Hoima City Council mayor, Edward Isingoma, has urged the health workers at Karongo Health Centre III to prioritise better service delivery to the people seeking health services.
Northern Uganda’s silent sickle cell crisis breaking families apart
A nation-wide survey conducted between 2015 and 2018, revealed a high prevalence of sickle cell trait and sickle cell disease in Uganda with a crude birth-rate of over 240,000 sickle cell trait births and over 17,000 sickle cell disease births occurring annually in Uganda.
Dignified menstruation is the cornerstone of gender equality and rights
Menstruating girls and women face discrimination at home, in the education system, and all along.
Hoima: Open markets, disco halls suspended over Ebola
The meeting also directed schools to follow the standard operating procedures (SOPs), which include daily screening.
From shame to dignity: Northern Uganda’s push for menstrual justice gains momentum
Menstrual discrimination reinforces patriarchy and exclusion and it affects girls and women at home, in schools, and throughout society.
“Ebola is now everywhere”: Adjumani taskforce calls for vigilance
The District Surveillance Focal Person, Olanya Paul, revealed that Uganda continues to receive periodic outbreak reports with new cases already confirmed among health workers.
UPDF national referral hospital board completes governance retreat
Prof Francis Omaswa, chairman of the board, said the institution needs to be very well governed and ranked to the highest international standards.
Amolatar bans kissing as an Ebola control measure
District Health Officer Jimmy Odongo issued the alert during the inaugural Ebola taskforce meeting, chaired by Deputy Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Obonyo Magwar.
How rural operating theaters improve emergency health services
Dr. Patrick Kijumi, the Lamwo District Health Officer also in-charge Padibe Health Centre IV, said rural operating theatres have significantly improved emergency healthcare delivery.
Hoima hospital isolates man, 50, over suspected Ebola
The DHO of Hoima told tndNews, Uganda that the suspect had a sign of nose bleeding, an Ebola sign.
Global activists demand gender equality and health rights take centre stage
As the world prepares for the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA79) in Geneva from 18-23 May 2026, global health and gender justice advocates are raising urgent questions.